Blue-crowned manakin

Lepidothrix coronata Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blue-crowned manakin (en); uirapuru-de-chapéu-azul (pt); manakin à tête bleue (fr); saltarín coroniazul (es); blauscheitelpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PiptridaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to Peru, Bolivia and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 8,5-9 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The blue-crowned manakin is mostly found on the…

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Great grey owl

Strix nebulosa Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:great grey owl (en); coruja-cinzenta (pt); chouette lapone (fr); carabo lapón (es); bartlauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America. The subspecies S. n. nebulosa is found from Alaska, through most of Canada and into the western…

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Rufous songlark

Cincloramphus mathewsi Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Nature Photography) Common name:rufous songlark (en); rouxinol-de-Mathews (pt); mégalure de Mathews (fr); yerbera de Mathews (es); rostbürzel-lerchensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the country although the northernmost areas are only used during winter.Size:These bird are 16-19 cm long and weigh 30 g.Habitat:The…

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Hill partridge

Arborophila torqueola Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hill partridge (en); perdiz-montesa (pt); torquéole à collier (fr); arborófila común (es); hügelhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found on the slopes of the Himalayas, in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and northern India, and also into Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 27-30…

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Ruby-crowned kinglet

Regulus calendula Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:ruby-crowned kinglet (en); estrelinha-de-coroa-rubi (pt); roitelet à couronne rubis (fr); reyezuelo rubí (es); rubingoldhähnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RegulidaeRange:This species breeds throughout Canada, in the norther-eastern United States and in the western United States as far south as New Mexico, Arizona and southern California. Most population migrate…

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White-faced whistling-duck

Dendrocygna viduata Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:white-faced whistling-duck (en); irerê (pt); dendrocygne veuf (fr); suirirí cariblanco (es); witwenpfeifgans (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, and also in South America, east of the Andes, from northern Venezuela and Colombia down to northern Argentina. Size:These birds are 38-48 cm long…

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Fan-tailed berrypecker

Melanocharis versteri Photo by Dan Blair (Bird Forum) Common name:fan-tailed berrypecker (en); pica-bagas-de-leque (pt); piquebaie éventail (fr); picabayas abanico (es); fächerschwanz-beerenpicker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MelanocharitidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, where it is mainly restricted to the mountain ranges along the center of the islands, both in Papua-New-Guinea and Indonesia.Size:These birds are…

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Red-ruffed fruitcrow

Pyroderus scutatus Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-ruffed fruitcrow (en); pavó (pt); coracine ignite (fr); yacú toro (es); rotkehlkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cotingidae Range:This species is found in two separate populations, one in Venezuela, western Colombia and northern Peru, and another in south-eastern Brazil and Paraguay.Size:These birds are 38-50 cm and weigh about…

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